"The Union, Our Country and Ireland Forever"

EXHIBITION : PRESIDENT KENNEDY IN IRELAND

About this Item

President Kennedy presents an Irish Brigade flag from the American Civil War to the Irish people.

Title

President Kennedy Presents Flag to the Dáil

1st Broadcast

28/07/1963

Contributor

Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh (Commentator)
Graham Shaw (Editor)

Clip Duration

00:03:50

Material Type

Video

Series title

Welcome Mr President

Clip title

"The Union, Our Country and Ireland Forever"

Extended description

President Kennedy opens his address to the Dáil and presents an Irish Brigade flag from the American Civil War to the Irish people.

The flag was the second green colour of the fighting 69th of New York, whose motto was "The Union, Our Country and Ireland Forever". The president says that he would now like the Irish people to have the flag in recognition of what the Irish Brigade and millions of other Irish have done for his people. He unveils the green flag in the Dáil, revealing the brigade’s list of battle honours, with Fredericksburg at the top.

Information

This extract is taken from ‘Welcome Mr President’, a compilation of highlights from President Kennedy’s visit to Ireland which was broadcast on 28 July 1963 with commentary by Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh.

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